Pope Francis

Pope Francis pulled out of a Good Friday service at the last minute, with the Vatican saying this was done “to preserve his health” ahead of major Easter engagements over the weekend. …

Pope Francis, on Sunday, called for humanitarian corridors to allow the delivery of essentials to the Gaza Strip, which is under heavy Israeli bombardment following a bloody attack by its rulers, Hamas. Alarm has grown about a humanitarian…

The world is abuzz with anticipation as Pope Francis unveils his groundbreaking new book, 'Hands Off Africa', The Guardian reports. The Guardian wrote that The Vatican announced that esteemed Nigerian author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, had…

The Vatican, on Wednesday, said Pope Francis, 86, was in hospital in Rome for previously scheduled health checks, before later cancelling his Thursday appointments. “The Holy Father has been at Gemelli (Hospital) since this afternoon for…

The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, has congratulated the Catholic Bishop of Ekwulobia Diocese, His Eminence Peter Cardinal Okpaleke who canonically received the Red Hat from His Holiness, Pope Francis, at a…

Catholic Pontiff, Pope Francis, has postponed his upcoming trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan due to an ongoing knee problem, the Vatican said, on Friday. “At the request of his doctors, and in order not to…

Catholic Pontiff, His Holiness, Pope Francis, has expressed his solidarity and closeness with Catholics in Nigeria after bandits attacked St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State, on Sunday, killing about 50 innocent worshipers.…

Pope Francis has appointed a Nigerian priest of the Catholic Diocese of Abia, Abia State, an Apostolic Nuncio to the Antilles, Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu as the Permanent Observer of the Holy See – the Vatican – to the United Nations…

Catholic Pontiff, Pope Francis, has declared that the sin of adultery is not the most serious of sins, ranking pride and hatred as 'the most serious'. Pope Francis made his comments during a question and answer session with journalists…

Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has identified religious tolerance, as panacea for peaceful coexistence, even as he urged Nigerians to return to God, as a way out of the present challenges confronting the country. Governor Sule…